College ENF & Comp. I

Reading

Literacy

Narrative Essay,

Spring 2017

First Week of the Semester, Pre-semester Prompt:
three paragraphs decribing your history and development as a reader

In a few paragraphs, write your own literacy narrative, focusing primarily on your development as and experiences as a reader. Your narrative should answer the questions below; however, write it in paragraph form, not as a list of answers. It should be a full page to a page and a half when typed, double spaced and printed out in Times New Roman font

Paragraph 1, development and experiences as a reader in general

As a Child did your folks/family read to you? How often? What?

If you have children do you read to them? What? How often?

What has been your experience as a reader?

What sorts of books or what specific books have you read?

What other sorts of things do you read aside from books?

Do you listen to audiobooks? Why or why not?

Paragraph 2, academic reading experiences

Have you ever been taught specific reading or text comprehension strategies such as SQ4R or others? (Describe)

In your past (school or work) reading experiences did you tend to skim texts for answers or read selections word-for-word? (Describe, show examples)

Did you feel that reading well was important to your success in middle/high school? (Give examples)

Paragraph 3, expectations for this semester--as a reader

Based on your past experiences, what are your expectations about the role that reading well will play in your success in college?

Optional: Describe any reading difficulties you have exerienced related to academic reading.